HELP!! hard time on which to choose.

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ok i know it's a long message but just help me out here. HELP!!! ok i know were comparing apples to oranges here but i can't decide on whether to get a yaris (which i think is a really sweet car, except for the tach thing) or a new honda civic. yaris hatch or sedan? which one is more fun to drive? i currently have an "90" accord and swear by honda and said i would always stick with them but.....their getting a little pricey. i guess my concern with the yaris is that ol saying "You get what you paid for". but both are really nice. i hate it b/c my sis-in-law just got her civic sedan but she got bent over the counter on the extra b.s. they add on to the tune of 395.00 per month. no way i'm paying that. i'm looking more at 200-225 per month. i can do the civic if i put down ~ 5000 + my trade (~500) just to get it anywhere near the payments i'm looking for but i would have to wait another 3 months or more and i don't know if it's really worth it? is the yaris REALLY, REALLY that good? i mean i know its not a sports car and thats not what i'm looking for. i'm looking for good transportation and quality. i hate car payments like everyone else and plan on keeping the car for a long time. i guess they hold up because they do so well in europe. well i could keep babbling on forever. so if anyone has any insight, plz send it my way.